Daqin: The poorest prime minister, the first emperor begged me to corrupt

Before Ying Zhengnan toured to Xianyang, he urged Meng Tian to complete the abolition of the Great Wall Corps as soon as possible, and let him return to Xianyang to report on his duties.

At that time, he had already thought about it, reserved a seat for Meng Tian in the phase, and rewarded him for his achievements in defending the border!
Therefore, when Meng Tian returned to Xianyang under the urging of Yingzheng, he immediately entered the rank of Noble and named Jingwu Chehou, and changed from Wu to Wen to serve as Zuoxiang, who was higher than Li Si, the queen minister, and concurrently served as other ministers. Younger brother Meng Yi stepped down from the position of Lang Zhongling.

The official position of Lang Zhongling has not been abolished.

However, many positions were stripped and placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, and Lang Zhongling became a pure emperor's internal minister, full-time in command of the imperial guards!

To be honest, Meng Tian didn't want to be a prime minister, let alone a Lang Zhongling. He was a pure soldier.

If possible, he would like to take over the position of his younger brother Meng Yi, and go to Xiang County to deal with those southern barbarians, or go to Liaodong instead of Wang Ben, and go to Korea with Yang Duan and Jizi Zi.

But that's obviously unrealistic...

The little brother Meng Yi managed to get the chance to be released as a general, if he, the elder brother, dared to snatch it, the two brothers would have to use their brains.

Not to mention Wang Ben, if he dared to mention the matter of going to Liaodong with Ying Zheng, Wang Ben would definitely rush into the Qin Palace and slap his old subordinate.

So he could only settle for the next best thing... thinking about going to the martial arts school to teach, it would be no less fun to train those low-level officers who were trained in rotation, than to lead troops to fight.

In short, I just don't want to stay in Xianyang City and get moldy!

And this is also the reason why he pays attention to the martial arts school. His father, Meng Wu, is getting old, and he wants to replace him as a teacher... It's only natural for me to let my son go... right? !
"Uh, this military book is really...really detailed."

Meng Tian held the manuscript and read a few pages at a glance, and couldn't help but twitched his face and commented.

It is a very pertinent evaluation, but I can't think of any other evaluation!

Qin Mo smiled, and asked: "If a soldier is a captain, he can thoroughly understand this art of war, train and fight according to it... Can senior Meng lead the former Qin army, with the same strength, be sure to defeat it?"

Meng Tian didn't answer directly, but flipped back through the manuscript, carefully checked every subject contained in the catalog, and shook his head after a long while and said: "Unless the other party is a reckless and impatient person, otherwise the subordinate will lead the army to flee, and never Fight it."

There is a huge difference between the training and combat mode of the Qin Army's soldiers in the past and the training and combat mode of the Qin Army's soldiers in this book of war.

It can even be called a dimensionality reduction strike!

In addition, the book of military affairs belongs to various methods of warfare, breaking them apart, explaining the methods of warfare of various arms, and analyzing what kind of tactics should be used when facing the enemy, on what terrain, what kind of arms you are facing.

To the greatest extent, it made up for the tactical command gap between generals and officers!
Facing such an army, as Meng Tian said, unless the opponent's general is reckless and rash, and leads the army to death, there is no solution at all...

Qin Mo smiled and said, "I want such an effect!"

Meng Tian nodded, and stuffed the manuscript into his sleeve naturally: "Well, I'll go back and study it carefully."

Qin Mo: "..."

Qin Mo reached out and pulled up his big sleeve, and took out the manuscript again: "This is the original manuscript, and it will be handed over to the Ministry of Industry for mass printing. If Senior Meng wants to increase the collection of books at home, you can ask for it from the Ministry of Industry. "

Meng Tian suddenly said: "So that's how it is."

The surrounding participants were speechless for a while, and they were also full of admiration.

If it weren't for these two people being able to seal Chehou as the country's prime minister, their skins are really thick.

One dared to hide, the other dared to seize, and he was so smooth, without any embarrassment...

Qin Mo handed over the manuscript to Ying Bu for safekeeping, and sat down with the others under the awning. Meng Tian was very interested in the Baiyue War last year, so he kept asking Qin Mo about the detailed battle situation at that time.

Unknowingly, more and more participants entered the venue. In the end, Ying Zheng led Fusu and a group of princes and princesses to enter the venue. Yu Ji and Lu Zhi, two cheap princesses, were among them.

Lu Xiaomei was also dressed as a visitor, and followed behind Lu Zhi.

However, it may be because of Ying Zheng's prestige that the little girl who used to be cute is as honest as a quail.

When Yu Ji and Lu Zhi saw Qin Mo, they also poked her, reminding that Qin Mo was there, the little girl looked up, as if she was a little surprised, but immediately restrained her emotions, and kept her eyebrows down.

"Greetings to Your Majesty, the Prince, and the princes and princesses~!"

Qin Mo led many participants to solemnly salute Ying Zheng's family.

Ying Zheng waved his hand to let everyone accept the courtesy, and then took his son and daughter to the front row to sit down.

Yu Ji and Lu Zhi led Lu Xiaomei to sit next to Qin Mo in the second row, pushing Meng Tian aside...

In this way, the auction will be considered to have begun!

"This auction of Baiyue's treasures is even more lively than the previous auction of foreign treasures."

Ying Zheng glanced back and praised.

It was indeed more lively than the previous auction of foreign treasures. In addition to court officials and officials, the number of honorable ministers, scholars and merchants present here was almost dozens of times that of the last time.

At the end, there was even a group of foreign merchants standing!
"The prosperity of the Great Qin is changing with each passing day, and it should be more lively." Li Si said with a smile.

At this time, Yingbo was already familiar with stepping onto the auction stage, and first bowed to Yingzheng, Fusu and the princes and princesses.

Then, he bowed to all the participants, and said in a loud voice: "Masters, I must have known the method of auctioning precious goods before coming here, so I won't go into details here, let's get straight to the point!"

Said, waved to the audience, asked someone to bring up a hundred catties of white sucrose, grabbed a handful, let it fall between the fingers, and said with a smile: "This thing is as white as snow, I think everyone knows it." ?”

This is the king fried as soon as it comes up.

The merchants in the audience suddenly had their eyes lit up.

Those foreign merchants stretched their necks one by one, hoping to see clearly.

Eating sweets is a common hobby of human beings, and it is universally applicable.

Nowadays, white cane sugar is popular in Qin, and there are recipes to accompany it. If it can be sold back to other regions, it will be sought after by nobles, and the price will exceed gold.

Well, the moon in foreign countries is relatively round, so it’s also suitable for exile!

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting better, Ying Bu continued: "A total of [-] catties of white cane sugar have been prepared for today's auction, which will be divided into [-] auctions, four of which will be auctioned for [-] catties each, and the remaining ten lots will be auctioned for every [-] catties. shoot……"

wow——

The merchants who were full of expectations immediately exploded when they heard the words.

This is of course not excitement, but disappointment!

Even many courtiers and officials secretly frowned.

Many of them are thinking of buying some white cane sugar and using it to feed themselves.

But now, there are only three thousand catties, and it is only divided into fourteen auctions. The typical wolf has more meat and less meat. The price can't be skyrocketed!

……

Ying Bu smiled and said nothing on the stage, allowing the participants to be uproarious, until the scene gradually quieted down, he said apologetically: "I will not hide this from you, the three thousand catties of white cane sugar today came from the treasury. It was mentioned in the book that the war preparations of the country and the court were mobilized, and there can be no more."

"And... should I say it or not, the gentlemen returned home with a full reward today, and probably didn't make a lot of money!"

This is true, the price of white sucrose is already capped at [-] yuan per catty.

Fuyu's family endured the pain and could buy some food for themselves.

If it is higher, there will be fewer buyers. If you are not very rich, you dare not eat it.

The white cane sugar in today's auction, even if the merchants can compete to buy it, it may take a lot of effort to sell it for a profit...

"If you really want to buy and sell white cane sugar, you'd better go to Yuedi to buy it. That's the real profit."

"Just like the Lu family who suddenly became rich a few days ago, didn't it come back because they sold a thousand catties of sucrose from Yuedi?"

Slowly and kindly, Yingbu said hesitantly.

The merchants looked at each other, but no one spoke.

They don't need Yingbu to teach them these principles of business. All fools know that selling sugar in Vietnam can make a lot of money.

But... It is well known that the business roads across the land are difficult.

Therefore, in recent days, although many merchants from Chu and Bashu have rushed to Yuedi in groups, more merchants are still hesitant to wait and see.

For example, the attendees here!
"Everyone knows, the Lu family is originally from Dang County in the Central Plains, how can they safely sell sugar back from Yuedi?"

Ying Bu asked with a smile.

When the merchants heard the words, they immediately became interested, shook their heads and pricked up their ears.

Seeing this, Yingbu didn't hold back any more, and said bluntly: "The Lu family bought a sea boat with strong wind resistance at the Yuedi dock. It was originally used to hunt giant whales. On the return journey, seeing that there was still room on the boat, I stopped by. Thousands of catties of sucrose were sold back, as well as various Baiyue department stores."

"The merchants traveling south and north should know how terrifying the carrying capacity of a big ship is. That is a land caravan, which will never be compared!"

The merchants suddenly nodded, but there were also those with bright minds who heard the loopholes in the words, and couldn't help but said: "It is a good way to sell goods by sea with a large ship that can withstand the wind."

"But as far as I know, sucrose comes from sugar cane, and sugar cane is grown. I'm afraid sugar cane cannot be grown in the saline-alkali land near the sea."

"When the Lu family purchased sucrose, they had to go deep into the interior of Yuedi... How did they overcome the local miasma of hot flashes?"

When this question was asked on the Lai Festival, the participants, whether they were merchants or not, all nodded in agreement, expressing their incomprehension.

Ying Bu smiled confidently, first saluted Ying Zheng in the audience, and then replied: "When His Majesty the First Emperor pacified Yuedi, there were many Guanzhong disciples in the royal army."

"In order to overcome hot flashes, miasma, and acclimatization, the military doctor of medicine has summed up a set of effective prevention and treatment methods."

"Now, those methods have been spread in Yuedi, even the local Yue people are also using them. When the Lu family caravan went deep into the inland to buy sugar, they also got those methods to protect themselves, so no one was harmed."

"The purpose of today's auction is to encourage you to explore Baiyue, so we have also prepared the preventive and healing methods handed down by Xia Wu and Xia Yiling. If you intend to go to Baiyue for business, you may wish to buy a copy and go home carefully. Studying... ten coins a volume!"

When Yingbo said this, he waved to the fellows in the audience.

The guys understood and immediately picked up stacks of thin brochures and sold them to the attendees.

The merchants became eager, and if it wasn't for Ying Zheng's presence, they would have rushed forward.

Fortunately, Fusu was well prepared. There were so many medical brochures, enough to sell seven or eight copies for each person.

And there are many fellows, carrying stacks of medical brochures, leaving the school to sell them outside.

The participants who can enter the academy are only a few after all, and more merchants are waiting for news outside, watching Zhengnan Nuo Opera!
Yingbu waited for a quarter of an hour, and saw that he had bought all he wanted to buy, so he stopped talking nonsense, and went to the topic: "The first one hundred catties of sucrose starts at [-] yuan, and can be paid in gold... Gentlemen, let's make a bid. The price increase should not be less than one thousand yuan."

"15 yuan~!"

Before Yingbu finished his sentence, merchants immediately followed up and called for the price, and they added it to the current ceiling price of white sucrose in one breath, which is amazing.

Obviously, it is to scare other bidders!
Buy it back at this price and sell it at retail... Of course, there are still some profits!
As I said before, rich people can't afford it, and there are also rich and powerful people, but those people don't care about the price, even if it is twice as expensive, they will buy it if they want it.

Even, the more expensive you sell, the less others can afford it, the more they want to buy it to show their wealth!
"Is there a gentleman to bid?"

"15 yuan once, 15 yuan twice, 15 yuan..."

"16 yuan~!"

A high-priced auction began.

The trading of wool and cotton outside the Great Wall and the prosperity of foreign trade routes have made countless people rich overnight.

Therefore, the auction for white sucrose was many times more intense than the previous auction for bloody horses.

Money doesn't seem to be money anymore!

Zhi Suuchi Shi Mao Jiao, now Minister of the Ministry of Finance Mao Jiao, saw a portion of white cane sugar sold at an unimaginable price, it was a grizzled beard trembling with joy.

If it wasn't for the white cane sugar in the treasury, if it was really necessary to keep it as a strategic reserve, he would have wanted to add another tens of thousands of catties so that Yingbo could continue the auction.

This is just like stealing money!
Half an hour later, the three thousand catties of white cane sugar were sold out at the auction. The merchants burned too much adrenaline when bidding, and their mouths were somewhat dry, but before they had a sip of tea to soothe their throats, Yingbu offered another bucket Nanzhu.

All of them are the size of longan, and they are full of treasure!

In later generations, Nanzhu has always been a tribute to the royal family, and it is the best among pearls, and it is also known as the national treasure!
There is even a saying that the Western Pearl is not as good as the Eastern Pearl, and the Eastern Pearl is not as good as the Southern Pearl!

After the rise of the Maritime Silk Road, Nanzhu became even more sought after by overseas aristocrats. On the crown of the Queen of England, there is a bright pearl the size of a thumb, which is the authentic Nanzhu!

In short, this thing is even better than the beautiful jade of the Western Regions...

When the merchants saw the bucket full of pearls, their eyes widened instantly, and they all stood up, wanting to see more clearly.

Even the courtiers and ministers present were dazzled.

"So beautiful~!"

Lu Xiaomei couldn't help but murmured admiration, turned to look at Lu Zhi and Yu Ji, and said hopefully, "Second Sister, Sister Yu Ji, please take a few of them too, this is a real treasure, it can be a family heirloom."

Yu Ji smiled and said nothing.

Lu Zhi took off the sachet he was wearing around his waist and opened it for her to see: "We have it ourselves."

Lu Xiaomei probed in and looked in, her big eyes couldn't help but shine. Apart from the spices, there were two serious pearls inside, so she said happily, "Second Sister, can you give me one as a dowry?"

While she was asking, her hand had already stretched out, intending to snatch it openly.

Lu Zhi hurriedly put it away, and said angrily, "This is a gift from a gentleman, so I can't give it to you."

These two pearls of hers were taken out by Qin Mo from the belly of the swan and given to her in the Baozhu tribe of Yuedi.

Nanzhu itself is precious, and it is the first gift from Qin Mo to her, so it is even more precious!

However, it wasn't just that she had the Nanzhu from Qin Mo, at that time Qin Mo also specially left a few for Yu Ji and Yuan Man, which really made her very fond of it.

"Junhou...no...it should be brother-in-law, do you still have Nanzhu?"

Seeing that Lu Zhi was stingy, Lu Xiaomei could only turn to look at Qin Mo, her pretty face was full of expectation.

Qin Mo shook his head with a smile: "Not anymore."

Lu Xiaomei's pretty face suddenly darkened, her cherry lips muttered and wanted to say something, but in the end they only turned into a resentful 'oh'.

Qin Mo still owes her a condition.

So she actually asked Qin Mo to help buy a South Pearl.

It's just that she didn't dare to mess around with it because it was too expensive, so she really brought it up!
"Your family sold so many treasures from Yuedi, there must be Nanzhu among them, why don't you go ask your father and brother for it, is it rare that you can't give it to you?"

She didn't say anything, but Qin Mo could guess her thoughts, so he gave her an idea.

Lu Xiaomei immediately shook her head and said firmly, "I don't want it!"

Qin Mo asked suspiciously: "That's your father and brother, why not..."

Yu Ji poked him secretly, signaling him not to ask further questions.

Qin Mo stopped talking intelligently, and turned to say: "Since Ah Yan likes it, I'll buy her a bucket and make a pearl chain later."

Yu Ji nodded: "OK."

Lu Xiaomei's big eyes widened for a moment, thinking that she had an auditory hallucination: "Buy one...buy a bucket? Isn't the second sister only two?"

Lu Zhi couldn't help laughing: "I picked these two by myself, so can they be the same?"

"Hey~!"

Lu Xiaomei was immediately disgusted, with a look of disgust on her face.

Lu Pheasant: "..."

At this time, Yingbu on the stage had already started asking the participants to bid.

Concubine Yu lightly raised her jade hand, her red lips parted slightly, and said, "Ten thousand taels of gold, I want all of this fight!"

This sound was not loud, but it made everyone roll their eyes in shock.

What a rich and powerful man!

Ying Zheng glanced back at Yu Ji, and finally his eyes fell on Qin Mo, and said angrily, "If Aiqing wants Nanzhu, just tell me, why bother to waste money?"

When the Battle of Baiyue was pacified, a lot of Nanzhu were found in the palaces of several Baiyue kings, some the size of eggs.

Some went into the national treasury, and some went into his inner treasury. If Qin Mo wanted it, he could indeed reward it at any time!
Qin Mo was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, Your Majesty will give you a reward later on."

Ying Zheng: "..."

Are you in love with me?
Why don't you take it seriously?

Ten fights and eight fights, thanks to your words!
"I will ask Zhao Gao to send a bucket to your house later."

After Ying Zheng said a word, he turned around and continued to watch the auction, not talking to this guy who didn't play cards according to common sense.

But even a fight made the surrounding courtiers jealous: What about us?